Ken O'Keefe
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1953 Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1974 | John Carroll |
| Position(s) | Allegheny (OC) |
| 1990–1997 | Allegheny |
| 1998 | Fordham |
| 1999–2011 | Iowa (OC/QB) |
| 2012–2015 | Miami Dolphins (WR) |
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins (senior analyst) |
| 2017–2021 | Iowa (QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–17–1 (college) |
| Tournaments | 5–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1990) Coach of the Year4x NCAC | |
Ken O'Keefe (born August 18, 1953) is an
Coaching career
While coaching at Allegheny College, O'Keefe created an exchange program between Russian and American middle school football players. In recognition he received the Dodge Award for language advocacy from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in 1998.[1]
On February 3, 2012, O'Keefe resigned from the Iowa program to take a job with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Former Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin spent several years on Iowa's staff, coaching the offensive line from 1999 to 2002. O'Keefe returned to Iowa prior to the 2017 season as its quarterbacks coach. He stepped down from his role after the 2021 season, taking an off-field role in the program.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Allegheny Gators (North Coast Athletic Conference ) (1990–1997)
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| 1990 | Allegheny | 13–0–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division III Championship
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| 1991 | Allegheny | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
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| 1992 | Allegheny | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Allegheny | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round
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| 1994 | Allegheny | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round
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| 1995 | Allegheny | 9–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Allegheny | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round
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| 1997 | Allegheny | 9–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round
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| Allegheny: | 79–10–1 | 59–3 | |||||||
| Fordham Rams (Patriot League) (1998) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Fordham | 4–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Fordham: | 4–7 | 2–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 83–17–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award". Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Information, Iowa Sports. "Ken O'Keefe Stepping Down as Iowa QB Coach". Sports Illustrated Iowa Hawkeyes News, Analysis and More. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Abdul Hodge Joins Hawkeye Football Staff". University of Iowa Athletics. March 2, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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